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Men's freestyle 57 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates30–31 July 1996
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kendall Cross  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guivi Sissaouri  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ri Yong-sam  North Korea
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Wrestling at the
1996 Summer Olympics
FreestyleGreco-Roman
48 kg48 kg
52 kg52 kg
57 kg57 kg
62 kg62 kg
68 kg68 kg
74 kg74 kg
82 kg82 kg
90 kg90 kg
100 kg100 kg
130 kg130 kg
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The Men's Freestyle 57 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 30 to July 31. The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

Results

Round 1

Score CP
1/16 finals
 Mohammad Talaei (IRI) 4–1  Arif Abdullayev (AZE) 3–1 PP
 Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) 5–3  Aslanbek Fidarov (UKR) 3–1 PP
 Nazim Alidjanov (MDA) 8–10  Artur Fyodorov (KAZ) 1–3 PP
 Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) 3–8  Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) 1–3 PP
 Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) 4–0  Michele Liuzzi (ITA) 3–0 PO
 Bogdan Ciufulescu (ROM) 0–10  Sanshiro Abe (JPN) 0–4 ST
 Kendall Cross (USA) 10–0  Talata Embalo (GBS) 4–0 ST
 Ri Yong-sam (PRK) 3–0  Harun Doğan (TUR) 3–0 PO
 Cory O'Brien (AUS) 0–10  Serafim Barzakov (BUL) 0–4 ST
 Alejandro Puerto (CUB) 3–4  Šaban Trstena (MKD) 1–3 PP
 Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) Bye

Round 2

Score CP
1/8 finals
 Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) 5–3  Mohammad Talaei (IRI) 3–1 PP
 Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) 3–1  Artur Fyodorov (KAZ) 3–1 PP
 Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) 1–1  Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) 3–1 PP
 Sanshiro Abe (JPN) 2–4  Kendall Cross (USA) 1–3 PP
 Ri Yong-sam (PRK) 5–1  Serafim Barzakov (BUL) 3–1 PP
 Šaban Trstena (MKD) Bye
Repechage
 Arif Abdullayev (AZE) 11–0  Aslanbek Fidarov (UKR) 4–0 ST
 Nazim Alidjanov (MDA) 7–6  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) 3–1 PP
 Michele Liuzzi (ITA) 5–1  Bogdan Ciufulescu (ROM) 3–1 PP
 Talata Embalo (GBS) 0–3 Fall  Harun Doğan (TUR) 0–4 TO
 Cory O'Brien (AUS) 1–9  Alejandro Puerto (CUB) 1–3 PP

Round 3

Score CP
Quarterfinals
 Šaban Trstena (MKD) 7–3  Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) 3–1 PP
 Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) 0–8  Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) 0–3 PO
 Kendall Cross (USA) Bye
 Ri Yong-sam (PRK) Bye
Repechage
 Arif Abdullayev (AZE) 4–3  Nazim Alidjanov (MDA) 3–1 PP
 Michele Liuzzi (ITA) 0–4  Harun Doğan (TUR) 0–3 PO
 Alejandro Puerto (CUB) 0–5  Mohammad Talaei (IRI) 0–3 PO
 Artur Fyodorov (KAZ) 2–5  Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) 1–3 PP
 Sanshiro Abe (JPN) 5–3  Serafim Barzakov (BUL) 3–1 PP

Round 4

Score CP
Semifinals
 Šaban Trstena (MKD) 1–4  Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) 1–3 PP
 Kendall Cross (USA) 12–2  Ri Yong-sam (PRK) 4–1 SP
Repechage
 Arif Abdullayev (AZE) 1–3  Harun Doğan (TUR) 1–3 PP
 Mohammad Talaei (IRI) 1–0  Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) 3–0 PO
 Sanshiro Abe (JPN) 5–6  Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) 1–3 PP
 Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) Bye

Round 5

Score CP
Repechage
 Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) 2–4  Mohammad Talaei (IRI) 1–3 PP
 Harun Doğan (TUR) 3–0  Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) 3–0 PO

Round 6

Score CP
Repechage
 Šaban Trstena (MKD) 2–3  Harun Doğan (TUR) 1–3 PP
 Mohammad Talaei (IRI) 0–4 Fall  Ri Yong-sam (PRK) 0–4 TO

Finals

Score CP
Classification 7th–8th
 Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) 2–3  Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) 1–3 PP
Classification 5th–6th
 Šaban Trstena (MKD) 4–3  Mohammad Talaei (IRI) 3–1 PP
Bronze medal match
 Harun Doğan (TUR) 0–3  Ri Yong-sam (PRK) 0–3 PO
Gold medal match
 Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) 3–5  Kendall Cross (USA) 1–3 PP

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kendall Cross (USA)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Guivi Sissaouri (CAN)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ri Yong-sam (PRK)
4  Harun Doğan (TUR)
5  Šaban Trstena (MKD)
6  Mohammad Talaei (IRI)
7  Aleksandr Guzov (BLR)
8  Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB)
9  Sanshiro Abe (JPN)
10  Arif Abdullayev (AZE)
11  Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS)
12  Serafim Barzakov (BUL)
13  Artur Fyodorov (KAZ)
14  Nazim Alidjanov (MDA)
15  Alejandro Puerto (CUB)
16  Michele Liuzzi (ITA)
17  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL)
18  Aslanbek Fidarov (UKR)
19  Cory O'Brien (AUS)
19  Bogdan Ciufulescu (ROM)
21  Talata Embalo (GBS)

References

  1. "Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

External links

Olympic Champions in freestyle bantamweight
  • 1904: 56.70 kg
  • 1908: 54 kg
  • 1924–1936: 56 kg
  • 1948–1996: 57 kg
  • 2000: 58 kg
  • 2004–2012: 55 kg
  • 2016–present: 57 kg
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